Politics

Analysis by the Resolution Foundation said richest Brits are most likely to benefit from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement, which saw cuts to National Insurance that will likely be wiped out by Tory stealth taxes

Home Secretary James Cleverly was accused of calling Stockton North MP Alex Cunningham's constituency a 'sh**hole' during a heated exchange in the Commons

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt promised a 2p cut to the rate of national insurance in the Autumn Statement in a desperate bid to turn around the Tories' dire poll ratings

Doctors said the Chancellor's failure to cough up extra cash for the NHS in the Autumn Statement will mean patients are forced to wait for hours on trolleys in A&Es this winter

Today Jeremy Hunt said people signing off work sick were a “waste of potential” and that it was “morally wrong” that 100,000 people were on benefits without having to look for work

Writing for the Daily Mirror, TUC general secretary Paul Nowak says that even more austerity is on the way after digesting Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said that the Autumn Statement contained the 'biggest package of tax cuts since the 1980s' but his boasts have quickly unravelled. Here's what's in the small print

Writing for The Mirror, Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves warns families will still be worse off after the Autumn Statement as the cost of shopping, energy bills and mortgages all soar

The Mirror's Kevin Maguire gives his verdict on the Tory Autumn Statement, as he warns 'taking people for fools will backfire on Jeremy Hunt and Rishi Sunak'

The Chancellor’s big fiscal speech had been widely expected to be a pre-election pitch - laying out a banquet of eye-catching tax cuts to tempt the public to vote Tory

The Tory Chancellor Jeremy Hunt 'was forced to leaf through a dog-eared guidebook to previous Tory victories' writes The Mirror's head of politics Jason Beattie

Giving her reaction to the statement, Rachel Reeves said working people are "worse off" despite the Government's promises - and said voters would not trust the Tories to "fix" problems faced by the NHS and other services.

Responding to the Autumn Statement Labour's Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves said Britain will still be worse off under the Tories after Jeremy Hunt cut national insurance by 2p

Home Secretary James Cleverly strongly denied the accusation, while Labour MP Alex Cunningham said he was 'assured' it was him and called on him to 'apologise without reservation'

The Tory Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said at the Autumn Statement benefits will be 'stopped' for claimants if they 'choose not to engage' with new mandatory work placements

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has unveiled his Autumn Statement with a larger-than-expected cut to National Insurance, while also announcing Universal Credit would go up by 6.7%

Keir Starmer criticised the record number of people on an NHS waiting list for treatment, which had jumped up by half a million since Rishi Sunak pledged to cut waits

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt will unveil the Autumn Statement today with tax changes on the cards - and he'll be hoping he doesn't make an awkward blunder like he did at a past Tory conference

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced what the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage will be from April 2024 onwards ahead of the Autumn Statement today

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will announce Universal Credit and state pension rates as he unveils the Government's tax and spending plans in the Autumn Statement

Fewer than one in six (16%) of voters think their personal finances will improve over the next six months as the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt prepares to unveil the Autumn Statement

Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer faced accusations of "dereliction of duty" for not helping nuclear survivors find their missing medical records, but accused others of "politicisation"

Chief Medical Officer Professor Sir Chris Whitty told the Covid Inquiry the Cheltenham Festival and Liverpool's Champions League match before lockdown should have been cancelled

New Foreign Secretary David Cameron mocked Boris Johnson's No10 farewell reference to Cincinnatus - a Roman leader who returned from his farm to lead for a second time

Treasury minister Laura Trott said tax cuts announced in the Autumn Statement would include ones that help individuals, such as slashing income tax or national insurance